Liver metastasis is one of the common causes of death in breast cancer
patients. In 2013, ASCO carried a study on liver metastases of solid tumors. By
a comparison between the remission rate (RR) and overall survival time (OS) of
hepatic trans-catheter arterial chemo-embolization (TACE)in breast cancer
patients with liver metastases, they found that hepatic arterial
chemo-embolization can be used as an independent and effective treatment method
to prolong the survival time of breast cancer patients with liver
metastases.

The test has a retrospective analysis on 14 cases of breast cancer patients
with liver metastases. They make one or multi-embolismic points in the patient’s
lesion, to assess the progression and overall survival time of breast cancer
patients with liver metastases before and after TACE. The result found that
among these 14 cases who have received hepatic arterial chemo-embolization
(TACE), one patient’s discomforts are complete remised, four achieved partial
remission, and other four are stably controlled, while 5 patients have no
obvious reactions. For patients who have response to TACE treatment, the
progression time of the disease was 13.2 months, while 2.9 months for those who
show no response. In addition, the overall survival time of patients who
responded well to the treatment is up to 25.6 months.

Researchers said:" Based on our experience, chemo-embolization can provide
breast cancer patients with liver metastases effective treatment options, and
the patient's responses are very different from the previous systematic
treatments. This prolongs the patient’s survival time effectively."

Wang Ronghua explained that the efficacy of chemo medicine relies on not
only the pharmacological effects of drugs and the patient’s sensitivity, but
also the drug concentration in the lesion sites and total reaction time. Also,
different routes of drugs administration play an important role. In the past,
the main administration mode of chemo drugs is intravenously or orally given. By
which, the drugs are fully diluted and mixed with protein after systemic
circulation. So when it finally arrival at the targeted organ, the effects of
medicine are almost already depleted, far from having good treatment effects for
the patients, instead, this may increase the toxicity and side effects.
Therefore, to improve efficacy together with reduce side effects at the same
time by conventional means is almost impossible. However, the emergence of
arterial infusion therapy reversed this situation. By arterial embolization,
chemo drugs or suppositories are inserted into the feeding arteries of the
targeted organs, by which, the drug concentration is increased, and the drug
contact time with the targeted organ is prolonged. This manner blocks the blood
supply of the tumor, efficiently kills the cancer cells and achieves the purpose
of shrinking tumors. On the other hand, since the chemo medicine is applied
through arterial infusion, the drug concentration in the peripheral blood will
not increase, which means that the body's normal tissue cell damage is smaller.
Eventually, the toxicity and side effects of the treatment will be reduced.

Arterial chemo-embolization belongs to local minimally invasive treatment.
With small trauma, less pain, it is widely applied in the treatments of various
cancers like liver cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, colon
cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, and pelvic
tumors. It can be used as routine and palliative treatments before or after
surgery. Besides, for advanced stage cancer patients complicated with bleeding,
arterial embolism can also be used to block the blood vessels to control
bleeding.

Here are the patients from Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou who undergone
Chemoembolization Treatment

From: Indonesia

Case: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Grade II

“At the age of 47, I was diagnosed with cancer. I was frightened, but I
want to keep living. Upon detection, I had egg-sized breast mass. I didn’t opt
for mastectomy since I’m afraid of surgery. Instead I went to Modern Cancer
Hospital Guangzhou for Interventional Treatment and Cryotherapy Treatment. The
tumor basically disappeared after treatment. Life has new hope.”......read

“Due to unbearable abdominal pain, a Bangladesh doctor performed
exploratory laparotomy, unfortunately surgery cannot be done due to advance
stages of disease. Finally, I decided to come to Modern Cancer Hospital
Guangzhou. I was able to complete 5 sessions Interventional Treatment + 1
session Iodine Seed implantation. My condition was monitored closely before and
after treatments. During re-evaluation, tests results makes me happy and my
condition was improved.”......read

“I underwent 6 cycles of Chemotherapy in Vietnam, but the cancer cells
continued to spread. I cannot perform basic activities like brushing teeth,
grooming and descend stairs. My husband felt distressed, can’t bear to see me
suffering. This made him decide to bring me to Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou
to seek hope. I was able to complete 2 sessions of Interventional therapy + 1
session of Cryotherapy Treatment with remarkable results since the tumor shrunk
by 2/3 from original size. We are no longer afraid, can’t wait to start new life
my husband and children.”.......read

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Disclaimer: Operation is effective to early solid tumors, but it’s not suitable for most middle or advanced tumors. Patient with middle or advanced tumor is relatively weak, but the combination of minimally invasive therapy and chemotherapy or radiotherapy can effectively reduce the harm and side effects brought by the treatment and help patient get better efficacy.